Neuroscience
Academic Area
Understanding biological intelligence and cognition through the lens of computation.
Thinking About Thinking supports interdisciplinary inquiry into computational neuroscience and cognitive science, the mathematical study of how biological systems perceive, learn, remember, decide, and act.
This focus area brings together researchers and practitioners working across neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, computational neuroscience, neuro-inspired AI, and related fields. We are interested in how intelligence emerges from biological systems, how cognition is shaped by structure and dynamics, and how insights from the brain inform theories of mind and artificial systems.
Rather than funding specific technologies, our role is to convene, connect, and clarify, creating shared intellectual space around some of the most complex questions in science
Core Questions We Explore
How do brains represent information and generate behaviour?
How do neural circuits give rise to cognition and consciousness?
What are the computational principles underlying perception, memory, and learning?
What limits do biology impose on intelligence, and what can be abstracted?
How can discoveries in AI take forward our understanding of neuroscience?
How should findings from neuroscience inform artificial intelligence?
Upcoming Events
Conferences
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are core themes across our flagship events.
At our AE Global Summits, we convene researchers, builders, and policymakers to examine Open Problems in AI research, infrastructure, applications, and governance.
At our Conference on the Mathematics of Neuroscience and AI we explore the deeper mathematical and computational foundations of learning and intelligence, often in dialogue with neuroscience and cognitive science.
AE Global Summit
Artificial Intelligence, Startup and the future of Society
November 2026
London, United Kingdom
neuroMonster
Neuroscience, Machine Learning, and the Mathematics of Intelligence
June 2026
Rome, Italy
Recordings - Coming Soon
We publish recordings of talks, panels, and seminars to make serious thinking about artificial intelligence and machine learning accessible beyond the conference hall.
ThAT Ambassador Programme
The Thinking About Thinking Ambassador Programme is an open, application-based pathway for students and early stage career researchers who want to take part in serious, interdisciplinary conversations about intelligence.
Ambassadors support Thinking About Thinking’s conferences, workshops, and community initiatives, helping to extend thoughtful dialogue across universities, disciplines, and countries. The programme is designed for people who care deeply about ideas, collaboration, and building intellectual communities.
Outstanding Ambassadors who demonstrate sustained contribution, leadership, and intellectual engagement may be invited into the Thinking About Thinking Fellowship, a private, invitation-only programme for long-term contributors.
